Some 60s music poll of my own choice

Sumdeus wrote: Amazing with words, amazing with ideas. Tasteful with music. He embodies the whole spirit and life of the 60's counterculture. I don't really know how else to explain, all you have to do is put on any classic record of his and it's all there in the words and music. But it's the kinda stuff you gotta reaaally get into. Maybe that's why people don't dig it? I can certainly see how if someone puts on a Dylan record and expects to get instantly wow'd they'd walk away thinking "he's not that good at singing OR guitar..." but if you really pay attention, the genius is all there.

Definitely agree here.
Andrey if you are interested a little bit in Dylan try Desire. The music is superb and it's one of those special sounding albums too, of course the main attraction is the singing.

im a sucker for All Along the Watchtower, both the Dylan and the Hendrix version.

no matter how manny times i hear it , still gives me chills

the anthem of the 60s




Edited by aginor - February 14 2013 at 18:02

Doors? Monotonous? how in the world do you get to that thought?

I love the Doors, but even i say their sound is a bit monotonous. 

^ The reason being ... ?

BaldJean wrote: aginor wrote: BaldJean wrote: I think Vanilla Fudge should have been a choice on the list. a very underrated band they have not influenced me personaly with their music, nor has the Doors. and I am left completely cold by Bob Dylan, whose lyrics are good but whose music is totally uninteresting and whose voice I can't stand. he should have stuck to writing poems. the only Bob Dylan song I like is "Hurricane". I would have given him the advice Judas gives to Jesus in the opening song of "Jesus Christ Superstar": he should have stayed a carpenter, if that little bit of wordplay which perhaps not everyone will get is allowed.

I wholeheartedly agree with you (though I'm not so sure about the lyrics since as a music listener I care about the music more than the lyrics). I don't understand what people see in his work. The only songs I like by this man are "Knocking on Heaven's Door", "Masters of War", and "Blowing in the Wind". The rest is just beyond me.

Paul Simon is one of my favorite lyricists—far superior, in my opinion, to Lennon or McCartney. Simon and Garfunkle's music is very competent and the vocal harmonies are refreshing. They also play with form in some very interesting ways. The Beatles had a knack for experimentation, which is their main asset. Unfortunately, with Lennon's chrome-wounds on his guitar as well as some other factors, they often sound stagnant. Their songwriting is decent but not amazing, to my aesthetic, and they are often overplayed and overrated. That's not to say they aren't a great group, but forced with the decision to choose between them and Simon and Garfunkle, I choose the latter.

The Beatles, followed by Dylan and Hendrix.

i frogott both the Doors and Velvet Underground in the poll

strong list but James Marshall Hendrix was the most innovative musician of his generation